When Newmont Mining’s incoming CEO Gary Goldberg addressed analysts last month, the first items on his agenda weren’t profits, mine production or the price of gold.

He put the spotlight on the company’s safety record, highlighting how Newmont had reduced serious injuries by 36 percent last year.

“The mining industry has come a long way, but it is still not where we need to be,” said Goldberg, who links his focus on safety to the time he spent as a laborer in an open-pit mine and as a front-line supervisor in Colorado early in his career.

That emphasis on safety extends to the environment and shareholders — even to visitors to Newmont’s headquarters in Greenwood Village who must view a video on what to do in an emergency.

A big concern for Goldberg and his industry colleagues is whether gold has ended its long winning streak. After peaking at around $1,800 an ounce last fall, gold is closer to $1,600 and could fall to $1,375 an ounce by year-end, Paris investment bank Societe Generale predicted on Thursday.

The industry has chased more expensive deposits, but Goldberg said he is trying to avoid that, placing an emphasis on profit margins and not just production.

Although gold prices have increased by more than $1,000 an ounce over the last 12 years, Goldberg said the costs to produce that ounce are up by $900.

“Let’s make sure we are operating as efficiently as possible,” he said.

Uncertainty over gold prices has hit gold mining stocks hard, with Newmont falling from nearly $58 a share in October to the low $40s currently. Despite that drop, Newmont remains Colorado’s largest public company with a market value of $20.7 billion. The company employs more than 40,000 people around the globe, including 800 at its Greenwood Village headquarters and a nearby research lab.

A Wisconsin native, Goldberg, 54, spent much of his management career at Rio Tinto, which based him in Denver in 2006. He has experience in mining borate, coal and precious metals.

In December 2011, he moved across the street to work at Newmont as chief operating officer, then took over CEO duties from Richard O’Brien at the start of March.

Goldberg said he has no plans to uproot the 97-year-old company and is waiting for someone to give him a Broncos mug to go with the Green Bay Packers mug on his desk.

Denver “is a good place for attracting people,” he said.

Goldberg said his initial tasks include getting a new executive team in place and visiting Newmont’s far-away mines.

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